penetrating eye
Example Sentences
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But any soldier with General Brereton's penetrating eye is bound to spot a flaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dayan did not touch the map lying in the middle of the table; he only looked straight ahead with his one penetrating eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he bent a penetrating eye upon her.
From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
The penetrating eye of the English Queen was quick to discern in him qualities of a high order which only required the proper sphere for their development.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
During his absence my mother found me a bad companion: I was for ever falling into reverie, and a less penetrating eye than hers would have discovered that my symptoms were those of mental uneasiness.
From A Wife's Duty A Tale by Opie, Amelia Alderson
